Job Title: Project Assistant, SGBV
Organisation: Danish
Church Aid (DCA)
Church Aid (DCA)
Funding Source: European Union
grant (EuropeAid)
grant (EuropeAid)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Moroto Uganda
Moroto Uganda
Reports to: Programme
Coordinator
Coordinator
About DCA:
People Performance Group (PPG) seeks to recruit on behalf of its
valuable client DanChurchAid (DCA) which is a faith-based Danish NGO working
closely with church-based as well as secular NGOs in Uganda and in the Great
Lakes region. Our programmes cover four main areas: HIV/AIDS prevention and
social support to people living with HIV/AIDS, Active Citizenship with a strong
focus on good governance and democratization, Food Security as well as
Humanitarian and Transitional Responses to conflict and natural disaster. DCA
has supported emergency relief and development programmes in Uganda – including
Karamoja – since 1979. DCA works through a gender-inclusive rights-based
approach, which is mainstreamed throughout all DCA programme types as well as
within the organization.
valuable client DanChurchAid (DCA) which is a faith-based Danish NGO working
closely with church-based as well as secular NGOs in Uganda and in the Great
Lakes region. Our programmes cover four main areas: HIV/AIDS prevention and
social support to people living with HIV/AIDS, Active Citizenship with a strong
focus on good governance and democratization, Food Security as well as
Humanitarian and Transitional Responses to conflict and natural disaster. DCA
has supported emergency relief and development programmes in Uganda – including
Karamoja – since 1979. DCA works through a gender-inclusive rights-based
approach, which is mainstreamed throughout all DCA programme types as well as
within the organization.
About Project:
The To Protect and Promote Women and Girl’s Rights through Prevention
and Response to Sexual Gender Based Violence among Female Genital Mutilation
Practicing Communities in Southern Karamoja” is a two-year project funded by a
European Union grant (EuropeAid). The project activities will take place in
Amudat, Moroto and Nakapiripirit Districts in Karamoja among the Tepeth and
Kadama communities, and will be implemented in a DCA-led consortium comprising
three other organizations namely Italian Cooperation and Development (C&D),
Reproductive, Educative and Community Health (REACH) and the Human Rights
Network (HURINET).
and Response to Sexual Gender Based Violence among Female Genital Mutilation
Practicing Communities in Southern Karamoja” is a two-year project funded by a
European Union grant (EuropeAid). The project activities will take place in
Amudat, Moroto and Nakapiripirit Districts in Karamoja among the Tepeth and
Kadama communities, and will be implemented in a DCA-led consortium comprising
three other organizations namely Italian Cooperation and Development (C&D),
Reproductive, Educative and Community Health (REACH) and the Human Rights
Network (HURINET).
Job Summary: The primary
responsibility of the Project Assistant, SGBV is to support DCA Programme
Officer and Programme Coordinator in the overall field coordination in the
implementation and coordination of the EuropeAid project.
responsibility of the Project Assistant, SGBV is to support DCA Programme
Officer and Programme Coordinator in the overall field coordination in the
implementation and coordination of the EuropeAid project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the Regional Representative in
branding and communications efforts and in managing the content of media
work in Uganda and internationally with particular focus on Denmark. - Technically guide and build capacity on
communication and media to DCA programme staff and partner organisations,
including in relation to advocacy campaigns. - Build and maintain relations with media,
communities and others in order to plan and facilitate visits and the
production of stories. - ‘Editor’ of DCA intranet, social media and
websites - Work in close liaison with media teams in
Denmark to identify and prepare case stories from partners’ projects and
ensure that text, photo/video material is available for publications and
reports. - Support the implementation of the project
visibility plan and provide inputs to possible visibility actions, e.g.
writing of articles, pictures, DCA website etc. - Offer support to partners liaising and
coordination with all relevant stakeholders and support the strengthening
of referral pathways where possible and needed. - Identify and share with partners’ best
practices for improvement of the project. - Work in close collaboration with all
relevant DCA staff and contribute to the overall objectives and programmes
of DCA. - Responsible for securing a strong
mainstreaming of a rights-based and gender-inclusive approach within the
action.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the DCA Project
Assistant, SGBV vacancy should possess a good university degree in the
field of Social Sciences e.g. Social Work, Development Management with
good working knowledge of human rights, HIV/AIDS, gender issues, project
management and social behavioral change. - Demonstrated experience and direct
involvement in the implementation of project(s) using behavioral change
methodologies. - A minimum of three years’ experience in
some other fields relevant for this project, in particular: duty-bearer
and rights-holder engagement, advocacy, community participatory
approaches. - Excellent report writing skills both
narrative and financial. - Proven track record and experience in
gender mainstreaming and rights-based approaches, both theoretically and
in practice. - Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, and capacity to work with a partner-based approach. - Highly flexible, pro-active,
self-motivated and able to organize work independently as well as be
willing to work within a team. - Computer literacy skills i.e. Proficiency
of Microsoft Office required. - Fluency in English (verbal and written).
- Fluency in Ngakaramojong is an advantage
but not a requirement. - Good working knowledge of the Karamoja and
Pokot socio-economic and cultural contexts and national legislation, in
particular in gender responsive laws. - Past experience in field operations of
EU-funded projects in an advantage.
How to Apply:
If interested in working in the above portfolio with DCA, please send
your CV and cover letter with three work related references to the address or
e-mail below. Please mark your application: “DCA– Project Assistant.”
E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
your CV and cover letter with three work related references to the address or
e-mail below. Please mark your application: “DCA– Project Assistant.”
E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
NB: While we thank all applicants for your interest, only those
selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to
automatic disqualification.
selected for interviews will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to
automatic disqualification.
People Performance Group, Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante P.O. Box 12405,
Kampala – Uganda.
Kampala – Uganda.
Deadline: 4th April,
2014 by 5pm
2014 by 5pm
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